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New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state
in the United States with
a U.S. postal
abbreviation of NH. It
was named after the State nickname: The Granite State
English county of
Hampshire. New Hampshire
is called the "Granite
State" because it has
numerous granite
quarries, although that Capital Concord
industry has declined Largest City Manchester
greatly in recent
decades. The nickname has Area Ranked 46th
also come to reflect the - Total 24,239 km2
state's attachment to - Land 23,249 km2
tradition and its history - Water 814 km2
of frugal government. - % water 3.4 %
There are no general Population Ranked 41st
sales or individual - Total (2000) 1,235,786
income taxes, which fits - Density 51/km2
with the state motto of
"Live free or die". It is Admittance into Union
this strong libertarian - Order 9th
heritage that has - Date June 21, 1788
attracted the Free State Time zone Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Project to New Hampshire.
Latitude 42æ40'N to 45æ18'N
New Hampshire is best Longitude 70æ37'W to 72æ37'W
known as the state with Width 110 km
the first primary in the Length 305 km
presidential election, Elevation
the spot with the worst -Highest 1,917 meters
recorded weather at an -Mean 305 meters
inhabited location (the -Lowest 0 meters
Mount Washington weather ISO 3166-2: US-NH
observatory), colorful
fall foliage. It recently gained international attention for having the
first openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson, within the Anglican Communion (the
Episcopal Church in the USA).
Regionally, New Hampshire is known for skiing, having no sales or income
tax, the Lakes Region and the New Hampshire International Speedway (formerly
the Loudon Racetrack), the home of the Loudon Classic, the longest-running
motorcycle race in the United States.
USS New Hampshire was named in honor of this state.
History
New Hampshire was first settled in 1623, just three years after the Pilgrims
landed in Massachusetts and it was one of the thirteen colonies that
revolted against British rule in the American Revolution.
Law and Government
The New Hampshire state capital is Concord, which has also been known over
time by the names Rumford and Penacook. The governor of New Hampshire is
Craig Benson (Republican) and its two U.S. senators are Judd Gregg
(Republican) and John E. Sununu (Republican), whose father John H. Sununu
was governor of the state from 1983-1988. List of New Hampshire Governors.
Geography
New Hampshire is part of the New England region. It is bounded by Quebec to
the north, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Massachusetts to the
south, and Vermont to the west. New Hampshire's major regions are the White
Mountains region, the Lakes area, the Seacoast region, the Merrimack Valley
area, the Monadnock region, and the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee area.
Major rivers include the 116-mile Merrimack River, which bisects the state
north-south and ends up in Massachusetts. Its major tributaries include the
Souhegan River. The 410-mile Connecticut River, which flows south to
Connecticut, forms the western border of New Hampshire. Oddly, the state
border is not in the center of that river, as is usually the case, but lies
at the low-water mark on the Vermont side, so New Hampshire actually owns
the whole river. The Piscataqua River and its several tributaries form the
state's only significant ocean port where they flow into the Atlantic at Portsmouth.
The largest lake is Lake Winnipesaukee, which covers 72 square miles in the
central part of New Hampshire.
New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any state, just 18 miles.
About 10 miles offshore are the Isles of Shoals, nine small islands best
known as the site of a 19th-century art colony founded by poet Celia Thaxter.
Economy
New Hampshire's 1999 total state gross product was $44 billion, placing it
39th in the nation. Its 2000 Per Capita Personal Income was $33,332, 6th in
the nation. Its agricultural outputs are dairy products, nursery stock,
cattle, apples, and eggs. Its industrial outputs are machinery, electric
equipment, rubber and plastic products, and tourism.
Demographics
The population of the state in 2000 is 1,235,786.
Important Cities and Towns
Manchester, the largest city in the state, has a main street (Elm Street)
which is a dead-end at both ends.
* Manchester * Salem Town
* Nashua * Dover
* Concord * Merrimack Town
* Derry Town * Londonderry Town
* Portsmouth * Hudson Town
* Rochester * Hampton Town
* Keene
* Lebanon
Education
Colleges and Universities
* Antioch New England * New England College
* Colby-Sawyer College * New Hampshire College
* College for Lifelong * Notre Dame College
Learning * Plymouth State College
* Daniel Webster College * Rivier College
* Dartmouth College * Saint Anselm College
* Franklin Pierce College * The Thomas More College of Liberal
* Franklin Pierce Law Center Arts
* Keene State College * University of New Hampshire
* University of New Hampshire at
Manchester
Miscellaneous Information
* New Hampshire was the last of the New England states to observe Fast
Day, a day of prayer for a bountiful harvest. Traditionallly observed
on the 4th Thursday in April, from 1949 was observed as a legal holiday
on the 4th Monday in April until 1991when it was replaced by Civil
Rights Day.
* In 1999 New Hampshire changed the name of Civil Rights Day to Martin
Luther King Day.
* New Hampshire is the only state that does not mandate public
kindergarten, partly out of frugality and partly out of belief in local
control, a philosophy under which towns and cities, not the state, make
as many decisions as possible. As of 2003, all but about two dozen
communities in the state provided public kindergarten with local
property-tax money.
* New Hampshire is host to the Scottish Highland Games, at Loon Mountain
in Lincoln (usually the weekend after Labor Day). New Hampshire has
also registered an official Tartan with the proper authorities in
Scotland; this tartan is used to make kilts worn by the State Police
while they serve their duties in Lincoln during the Games.
* New Hampshire boasts the only piece of Interstate highway that is
two-lane (i.e. a single northbound lane and a single southbound lane)
with a cobblestone median. This was done to preserve Franconia Notch,
the site of the Old Man of the Mountain, a rock formation visible from
Interstate 93 in Franconia. The formation was the symbol of the state
until it fell apart, due to natural erosion, on May 3, 2003.
* The New Hampshire state quarter features the Old Man on the Mountain on
the reverse, which makes it the only US coin with a profile on both sides.
Daily newspapers
* Union Leader of Manchester * Portsmouth Herald
* Telegraph of Nashua * Keene Sentinel
* Concord Monitor * Conway Daily Sun
* Foster's Daily Democrat of Dover * Eagle Times of Claremont
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